<?php 
class AppController extends Controller
{

    /**
     * getDSN
     *  - Gets a DSN for the other apps to connect to 
     *    the database independent from CakePHP
     */
    function getDSN()
    {
        $this->db =& ConnectionManager::getDataSource('default');
        $c = $this->db->config;
        return "{$c['driver']}://{$c['login']}:{$c['password']}@{$c['host']}/{$c['database']}";

    } //end getDSN()

} //end class
?>